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Ernest Frank Whitman and Dorothy Marilla Leosk married on 29 September 1945 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1945 number: 134114

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  134114

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax in City or Town Halifax

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Whitman, Ernest Frank

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Electrician   Kind of industry or business Practical Electrician

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 28

5. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 161 Chebucto Rd., Halifax

8. Place of birth Port Dufferin, Halifax Co.

9. Name of father John William Whitman

10. Place of birth of father Nova Scotia

11. Maiden name of mother Edna Kenney

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Leosk, Dorothy Marilla

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Office

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 24

17. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England   18. Racial origin Irish

19. Residence 161 Chebucto Rd., Halifax NS

20. Place of birth Halifax Co.

21. Name of father William Alexander Leosk

22. Place of birth of father Poland

23. Maiden name of mother Louise Pye


25. When married 29 day of September 1945

26. Place of marriage 140 1/2 Preston ST Halifax, Halifax County

27. By license or banns 79357

28. Signature of

Groom Ernest Frank Whitman

Bride   Dorothy Marilla Leosk

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Beaulah L Stewart

Address  161 Chebucto Rd., Halifax

Name John J Stewart

Address  161 Chebucto Rd., Halifax

I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Officiating Clergyman Clement Mitchell

Address 140 1/2 Preston St. Halifax

Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

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